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Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES,

FINLEY MCARTHU'R, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

WATERING DEVICE.

Application filed November 12, 1923. Serial No. 674,101.

17 70 all whom it may con-cern: 1

Be it known that I, FINLEY McARTr-IUR, a

subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Montreal, Canada, have invented cer-tain new and useful Improvements. in lVatering Devices, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to improvementsin watering devices, andv the object of my im provements is to greatly enhance the etliciency of a drinking fountain for animals, by using improved mechanism for controlling the delivery of water from the reservoir; an easily operable self-sealingv cover for the inlet-opening of the reservoir; a housing for the reservoir with movable top, andh convenient removablev fountain parts including swinging closures therefor.

This object I'have accomplished'by `the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention vherein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In said drawings, Fig. l is a vertical medial longitudinal section of my. improved watering device taken on the broken line line 2-2 of said Fig. l. Fig. Sis a fragmentary side elevation of the housing, including one of the fountain openings with its swinging closure.

The numeral l denotes a water reservoir of cylindrical shape, but which may be of any other shape, and is supported longitudinally and horizontally upon cradle-standards `26 fixed on a base-block 39, the latter fitted removably within the lower part of a hollow housing 27 upon the bottom of the latter. This housing has an anticlinal roof or top 28, the inclined partsl separated along the median line of the housing and far enough apart at36 to permit a horizontal top-plate.

40 to be fitted closely and longitudinally slidably between them. This plate 40 has an elongated openingvofrectangular shape to one side of its middle at 87. `The numoral 29 denotes a metal cover-plate which, as shown in Fig. 2 covers the top-plate 40 flatly and has inclined marginal parts which lit upon the upper parts of the inclined roof members 28, and is longitudinally slidable also. At one end of the plate 40 is a depend- 1 1 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is afvertical transverse section thereof taken on the broken 'said gasket `r6.' A. shallow elongated pan'` or water recep tacle 23 is :positioned withinasaid housing a ing arm 30 with an angularly directed extremity 3l receivable into a hole'32 in the end of the housing to limit movement of said plate in one direction. An angle-plate 38 is dependingly fastened to the under face of the top-plate l0 tot limit the movement of this plate in an opposite direction. The plates 29 and 4L() are secured together to move as one as indicated bythe dotted lines in said Fig. l. f

A metal loop 33 is fixed in the right-hand part of the superposed plates 29*40 and upon it is pivotally mounted one end of a bent hasp 34 slotted to receive a pin 35 fixed in the end wall of thehousing, to hold said plates in .their closed position.

The reservoir l hasin its top nearone 'endand belowthe opening 37 an opening covered by an apertured plate L secured to the reservoir. kand -this plate has its aperture in registration withfsaid opening and has an annular raised rim 5 therearound spaced from a higher concentric rim 2 thereon, and in the trough between these rims is removably iitted a rubber gasket 6 to project a little above the rim 5 but below the outer rim 2. yUpon opposite outer sides of the outer rim 2faregcam-projections 3 as shown vbest in Fig. The numeral 9 denotes a bar vpositioned diametrically across the rim. 2,

and has depending endl parts whose eX- f t'remities l() are bent inwardly and have cam faces to engage the camffaces of the cam projections 3 vto releasably lock the bar 9 upon the rim 2. Theinumeral' 7 denotes an imperforate disk which is positioned above the rim 5 to engage compressingly the gasket 6 to provide a'tight c-losed `ioint which will -not admit air. VThe disk 7 has a central 4stem 8 whose diminished upper end is secured lwithin a hole inthe middle of `said bar 9,

so that when the bar cam-ends l0 are enygaged with the cam projections' 3, the disk 7 is held tightly and compressingly against short distance below the reservoir l and transversely to the length of the latter, has sloping end parts and downturned end margins i8 which are passed releasably through openings in the side walls of the housings to thus support or suspend the receptacle 'at a proper relation to the reservoir.

The numeral 25 denotes hoods which have their lower ends :itending into the receplll tacle 23, and are inclined upwardly and outwardly to have their outer margins 45 passed through said side wall openings and to engage t-he outer face of the housing around the openings, and these hoods may be removed outwardly through saidopenings when desired. rlhe hoods inclose drinking founts for animals when they push their heads through the openings.

Closure-plates 46 are provided for. said openings and have holes 49 in their tops to receive the hooks 47 on the upper rim 45 to suspend the closures swingingly and. keep dust and insects from passing into the housing through the openings, but animals may push these closures in to obtain access to the water in said founts as indicated by the dotted lines in said Fig. 2.

The hoods may be releasablyl locked. in their positions by means or' pivoted keepers 423-42 swung over the top rims 45.

The reservoir 1 has a medially located bottom opening 21 and a plate 2() is iixed t0 the` outer wall of the reservoir and has an opening communicating with said opening 21 in which is closely sealed a short verticzil tube 22 having a delivery hole 41 in one side of its lower part which dips within the water contents of the receptacle 23.v The upper end of the tube 22 extends into the interior of the reservoir 1 and has a coned valve-seat 19` to seat and lit a coned valvehead 18 fixed upon the lower part or' a vertically disposed rod or stem 16. The upper end ofthis stem is forked to receive pivotally on a cross pintle 17 the forked extremity of a lever 18 which is medially pivoted at 14 upon a downwardly widened hanger 15 t'rom the top inner wall of the reservoir. The free end of this lever is bent rectangularly upwardly at 12 and has a hemispherical head 11 which movab-ly engages the lower lface of the disk closure 7 when the latter is closed. A vertically disposed open end tube 24 traverses the reservoir to nearly the top of the latter, and has its lower end extend nearly to the bottom of the receptacle 23, below the hole 41 in the delivery-tube 22, so that when the level of the water falls in the receptacle 23 below the hole 41 and the lower end oi. said tube 24, air will enter the latter and pass into the upper part ot' the reservoir.

l/Vhen the sliding-cover parts 29.-40 have been moved to the lett to uncover the disk cover 7, the Cover 7 may be removed to fill the reservoir 1, by turning the bar 9 to release its cam ends 10 from the cam projections 3. This releasesthe lever 12, so that the weighted valve-head 18 may subside enough to sezt it on the valve-seat 19 until the reservoir is filled, when replacing the cover will press down the lever 12-13 lifting the valve-head so that water may be delivered into the receptacle 23 to a height at the upper part of the hole 41 or just above it to close it and maintain this level as the water is drunk out by animals.

It will be seen that the operation of this device after being assembled, is automatic after the cover 7 is closed after filling the reservoir until the water contents are exhausted, at whichtime the simple arrangement of the sliding` top 29-40 permits a refilling of the reservoir in a minimum of time.

Having described my invention7 what l claim as new` and desire to secure by Letters Patent,y is:

1. A watering device, comprising a closed reservoir having an inlet-opening in its top with a raised rim, the latter having camprojections upon its outer wall, flexible airprooil sealing-means` mounted on said rim, an imperforate closure-plate mounted upon said sealing-means, a clamping-device oonnectedto said closure-plate and having inwardly-bent extremities formed with cams to slidingly engage said cam-projections to clamp said closure-plate compressingly upon said sealing-means, said reservoir having a bottom opening in which is fitted an openend delivery tube having in its end within the reservoir a coned valve-seat, a valve-head conedto fit said valve-seat and having an upwardly-directed stem, a lever in saidreservoir pivotally supported medially and having one extremity pivoted to the upper end ot' said valve-stein, the other end of said lever being bent upwardly angularly to terminally contact with the lower face of said closure-plate when closed upon said sealingmeans to thus litt the valve-head :trom its seat, the weight of said valve-head and stem being suiiicient to lower them to close the valve-head upon its seat when the said closure-plate is removed.

2. A watering device, comprising a closed reservoir having an inlet-opening in its top provided with a raised rim having engagingmeans thereon, a exible gasket fitted on said rim, an impertorate closure-plate mounted upon said gasket, a bar .medially rockingly connected to said closure-plate and having engaging-means on its extremities for detachably coengaging with the engaging-means on said rim to compress the closure-plate against said gasket, said reservoir having a bottom delivery outlet, a valve for controlling said outlet positioned within the reservoir, a lever within the reservoir mounted pivotally with one end linked 'to said valve and its other end contacting with said closure-plate when closed to hold the valve open, an open top receptacle positioned below said reservoir to receive water from said delivery-outlet, and an air-tube having its upper open end within the upper part of said reservoir with its open lower end projecting through the bottom of the reservoir nto said receptacle below said delivery-out- 3. A watering device, comprising a closed reservoir having an inlet-opening' in its top with a raised rim having oppositely directed cam projections, a removable closure within said inlet-opening having coacting cam projections releasably engaging the iirst-mentioned cam projections, means between said closure and the reservoir for packing and making the joint thereof air-proof, said reservoir having a bottom delivery-outlet, valvular means for controlling said deliveryoutlet, an open top receptacle positioned below said delivery-outlet and having its opposite ends extending sidewrse beyond the reservoir, a housing about said reservoir and receptacle having an opening in the top and a ported sliding cover for said opening,

means for limiting the scope of movement of said cover, said housing having wall openings communicating with the end parts of said receptacle, hoods removably mounted in said receptacle ends to open coterminously with and releasably engage the walls of said openings, and swinging closures for said wall openings yieldingly movable in` wardly into said hoods to permit access to the contents of the receptacle from without.

Signed at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this 27th day of October, 1923.

FINLEY MOARTHUR. 

